Green Dot® Gold Prepaid Visa® Card

Green Dot® Gold Prepaid Visa® Card Sponsored Card
  • Minimum Credit Required:All Credit Types Accepted
  • Network: VISA
  • Online Response:Yes
  • Prepaid Card:100% Guaranteed Approval
  • Rating:
    4.4
    17 votes - Cast your vote
 
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Activation & Monthly Fees:
Activation Fee None Monthly Fee $5.95; Free if you load at least $1,000 or make at least 30 purchases in a month
 
 
Transaction Fees for using your Card:
w / a Signature (most common) Free w / a Pin Free at an ATM Free at in-network ATMs. $2.50 for all other ATM withdrawals plus any fee the ATM owner may charge
 
 
Customer Support:
Live Free Automated Free
 
 
Cancellation & Inactivity:
Cancellation Fee Free Inactivity Fee No Fee
 
 
Additional Info:
  • Your can choose to either get a GreenDot Visa® Card or a GreenDot MasterCard® Card.
  • $0 Activation Online - with no credit check.
  • Access More Than 18,000 MoneyPass ATMs with no withdrawal fees.
  • Free Online Bill Pay & Direct Deposit.
  • No charge to Reload your card with Direct Deposit. Reloading your card at a retailer will cost up to $4.95.
  • No Overdraft fees.
  • No Transaction fees on US purchases.
  • If you use your card outside of the 50 United States, a fee equal to 3% of the transaction amount will apply.

Reload Networks:
  • Direct Deposit
  • GreenDot
  • PayPal
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Your Recommendation
4.4
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Overall Rating: 4.4 / 5 from 17 users

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About the Issuer: Green Dot

Based on their website: "Founded in 1999, Green Dot is a leading provider of prepaid debit cards and owner of one of the nation's largest retail cash reload and payment networks. With millions of customers and growing, you can count on us to be there for you. Get a card online or find our products in the prepaid section at tens of thousands of major retailers across the U.S. We're an American owned and operated company with headquarters located in California."

 
 
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  • Harold S. Tate:
    Can you transfer money to another gold visa prepaid customer?
  • Card Hub:
    Unfortunately Green Dot does not offer the ability to cardholders to transfer money from one prepaid card to another. Instead you might want to check out the Mango Prepaid Card: http://www.cardhub.com/d/mango-prepaid-card-642c/ ,but watch out for the ATM fees on that card because unlike the Green Dot Card it does not have any in-network ATM's where you can withdraw cash with $0 fees.
  • Daisy Lee Chung:
    Lol yes thanks I figured that out once I activated it thanks tho :)
  • Daisy Lee Chung:
    I just recieved my new card but when I use it do I press credit and sign or do I use debit? It will ask for a pin tho and I don't have the pin or what is it so I can use it
  • Card Hub:
    The simple answer is that you can use either and pressing credit on the terminal is completely fine if you do not know the PIN for your GreenDot card. According to Green Dot's terms and conditions they say: "When you signed up for the Card, we mailed a Personalized Card to you. Before you can use your Personalized Card, you will need to activate it and choose a Personal Identification Number ("PIN") by phone at the number on the sticker on the Personalized Card, respectively. You cannot use or reload your Personalized Card until you activate it." So maybe you already have the PIN that you need for making purchases and pressing debit on the POS terminal.
  • Maggie Ostergard:
    I like the sounds of this card, but would like to know what the costs would be if I am not direct depositing the min $1000.00 per month?
  • Card Hub:
    The main difference between loading $1,000 per month on your GreenDot prepaid debit card and not is the $5.95 monthly fee. Keep in mind also that you do not have to use direct deposit in order to load the $1000 and avoid the monthly fee, you can use any method to load that money.
  • Terri Little:
    What does Greendot concider in network atm's? I have times when I need to use an atm but I'm getting tired of paying the $2.50 to GD and then the extra 2 or 3 dollars the business charges.
  • Card Hub:
    In order to avoid the Greendot ATM fees you should use a MoneyPass ATM. Here is the link to the MoneyPass ATM locator page: http://www.moneypass.com/atm-locator.aspx
  • Vena B Lougher:
    Anyone know why a prepaid gift card you receive as a gift would ask for your home phone, birthdate AND SSN to activate the card? Seems very WRONG to ask for this to me.
  • Card Hub:
    The reason why all prepaid cards, including the GreenDot card, require personal information is because they are designed as alternatives to checking accounts. Among many other things, reloadable prepaid cards enable users to deposit their paychecks in their accounts, pay bills, withdraw cash from ATM's, etc. As a result, prepaid cards are not suited to be given as gifts. Instead you should look at purely gift card options, which are also offered by Visa, MasterCard, Amex, and Discover. Finally, keep in mind that gift cards that are not associated with a particular store carry fees. Here is a link to lots of different gift card options: http://gifts.cardhub.com/us/gift-cards/
  • Vena B Lougher:
    Card Hub - Thank you for clarifying this. My mother sent my daughter this type of card as a birthday gift and must have been confused as to the type of card this actually is when she purchased it.
  • Frank A Ziegler:
    can I use on international sites as well as domestic?
  • Card Hub:
    You can use use your GreenDot card wherever Visa or MasterCard are accepted, which obviously includes international websites and locations. It is highly recommended that you call GreenDot and notify them prior to using your card internationally so that your transaction(s) does not get flagged as fraudulent and gets declined. Also please keep in mind that there is a 3% international transaction fee.
  • Ruthann Mitchell:
    How would I get my paycheck direct depoisted? I reallu need to know by tonight...
  • Card Hub:
    In order to get your paycheck deposited on your GreenDot Card there are two steps: 1) ask your employer what paperwork you need to submit and 2) call Green Dot's customer service and ask for both the routing number and account number that you need to provide to your employer in order to initiate the direct deposit. Please keep in mind that depending on your employer it might take up to 1 month in order to see your paychecks deposited directly on your prepaid card or checking account.
  • Susie Ortiz:
    I'm so mad right now. I just activated my personal card a little bit ago but I don't have a pin# and I called customer service to get one and they ask you to put your birthday for verification reasons and each time I put my birthdate it says it doesn't match there records. And I know for a fact I put the right date and I can't even talk 2 anyone. What am I doing wrong?=(.
  • Joe Weider:
    There’s been a lot of talk about prepaid cards recently as major banks are adding new fees for debit cards thanks to the Durbin Amendment and prepaid cards can work as alternatives for people who would like to replace their checking accounts. So I decided to see what these prepaid cards have to offer. This Green Dot Gold Prepaid Card is the first one I’ve looked at in-depth and it seems to be a pretty good deal. People of all levels of credit can get it, there’s no monthly fee if you load at least $1,000 per month or make at least 30 purchases, and there’s no ATM if you use an in-network ATM. A look at Green Dot’s website confirmed that the 18,000 in-network ATMs this page says Green Dot has is indeed accurate too. Let me tell you, that’s not a small number. I work at a mid-sized bank whose name you definitely know and it only has 2,400 ATMs. You can therefore probably get by without ever paying an ATM fee. The $1,000 monthly deposit requirement isn’t that bad either, especially considering that prepaid cards allow direct deposit. They also allow you to pay your bills online, make purchases—basically anything you can do with your checking account, except of course write checks. As a result, I’d highly recommend this card to anyone.
  • Huston Bruce:
    I have one but I cant activate it it only has 14 digits not 16...HELP!
  • Card Hub:
    Where did you get your GreenDot Prepaid Card from? Does it have the Visa or MasterCard logo?
  • Huston Bruce:
    It has a visa logo and i bough from Wallgreens
 
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